Garand rifle — /gar euhnd, geuh rand /. See M 1. [1935 40; named after John C. GARAND] * * * ▪ weapon also called M1 rifle semiautomatic, gas operated .30 calibre rifle adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936. It was developed by John C. Garand (Garand, John C … Universalium

garand — n. [From the inventor, John C. Garand.] A semiautomatic rifle, also called the {M 1}, used by soldiers of the U. S. army in World War II and Korea. It was the standard weapon issued to infantrymen. Syn: Garand rifle, M 1, M 1 rifle. [WordNet 1.5… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Garand, John C(antius) — born Jan. 1, 1888, St. Rémi, Que., Can. died Feb. 16, 1974, Springfield, Mass., U.S. Canadian born U.S. firearms engineer. He moved with his family to Connecticut in 1898. From 1919 he worked as a civilian employee at the Springfield Armory.… … Universalium

Garand, John C. — ▪ American engineer in full John Cantius Garand born Jan. 1, 1888, St. Rémi, Quebec, Can. died Feb. 16, 1974, Springfield, Mass., U.S. Canadian born U.S. firearms engineer, inventor of the M1 semiautomatic rifle, with which U.S. infantrymen… … Universalium